Arcade Fire, Drake, Mac DeMarco make Polaris Prize shortlist

By: Jeff Terich

The Polaris Music Prize — which annually honors the best Canadian album of the year — has just announced this year’s shortlist of nominees. Narrowing down from last month’s extended list to a slim 10 nominees, the list includes a handful of heavyweights (Arcade Fire, Drake), as well as a handful of underdogs (Shad, Jessy Lanza) to round out the list. Of course, we’re a bit surprised that Tim Hecker’s Virgins didn’t end up on the short list. That album was just too good not to make it (No. 17 on our Top 50 of 2013), but apparently we stand corrected! Check out the Polaris Prize Shortlist below.